16 Tons arranged by The Platters
16 Tons arranged by The Platters Deni Ribas Contrabaixo, Violão, bandolim Edu Carlos Araújo Bateria Virgilio Milléo AUDIO Audiostamp Some people say a man is made outta mud A poor man s made outta muscle and blood Muscle and blood and skin and bones A mind that s aweak and a back that s strong You load sixteen tons, what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don t you call me cause I can t go I owe my soul to the company store I was born one mornin when the sun didn t shine I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal And the straw boss said Well, abless my soul I was born one mornin, it was drizzlin rain Fightin and trouble are my middle name I was raised in the canebrake by ol mama lion Can t noa hightoned woman make me walk the line If you see me comin, better step aside A lotta men didn t, a lotta men died One fist of iron, the other of steel If the right one don t aget you, then the left one will
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